Nike #HLBASE Players of the Week (March 30)
INDIANAPOLIS – UIC’s Matt Bottcher returned to the lineup for the Flames and hit .500 with five RBIs and a home run in a series sweep to take home Nike #HLBASE Batter of the Week, while Youngstown State’s Collin Floyd tossed his second complete game shutout of the season and totaled nine strikeouts to claim Nike #HLBASE Pitcher of the Week as the Horizon League announced its baseball weekly honors on Tuesday.
#HLBASE Batter of the Week
Matt Bottcher | UIC | Redshirt Senior | Infield | Romeoville, Ill.
In his return to the UIC lineup following an injury, Bottcher helped lead the Flames to a series sweep of Oakland this past weekend on the road. The graduate student started all four games for UIC, slashing .500/.526/.813 with eight hits, including two doubles and a home run. The second baseman drove in five runners, led the team with 13 total bases and added a pair of walks as well as a stolen base. In addition, the redshirt senior recorded three multi-hit games including a pair of games with three hits and multiple RBIs. This is Bottcher’s second Batter of the Week honor of the season.
#HLBASE Pitcher of the Week
Collin Floyd | Youngstown State | Senior | Left-Handed Pitcher | Akron, Ohio
Floyd tossed his second complete game shutout of the season to lead the Penguins to a 4-0 win over Wright State in game one of a doubleheader on Saturday. The Akron, Ohio, native scattered five hits and struck out nine batters over 7.0 scoreless innings to earn his third win of the season. The senior left-hander recorded a strikeout in each of the first five innings. Floyd helped Youngstown State secure its first five-game winning streak since 2007.
2021 Nike® #HLBASE Batters of the Week
February 24 – Matt Bottcher, UIC
March 2 – Turner Grau, Youngstown State
March 10 – Quincy Hamilton, Wright State
March 16 – Tyler Black, Wright State
March 23 – Quincy Hamilton, Wright State
March 30 – Matt Bottcher, UIC
2021 Nike® #HLBASE Pitchers of the Week
February 24 – Jon Snyder, Youngstown State
March 2 – Jake Schrand, Wright State
March 10 – Collin Floyd, Youngstown State
March 16 – Austin Cline, Wright State
March 23 – Brandon Deans, Oakland
March 30 – Collin Floyd, Youngstown State